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HISTORICAL CLAIMS PROJECT

ACCESSING LEGAL
REPRESENTATION

PRACTICE DIRECTIVES

COURT ROLLS

JUDGMENTS

05 august 2025- Cape Town - LanC28-2025 & 607-2022 - Misty Cliffs Farm pty ltd other v Koos Christoffels & others & Others
29 July 2025-Randburg-LCC49-2011B- Mnisi Elvis & Another v Registrar of Deeds-Pretoria & Others
29 July 2025-Randburg- LCC03-2021B- Mpheleng Communal Property Association v Kgoshigadi Mathebe of Bantwane Traditional Community & Others

ASSESSORS & MEDIATORS

For all inquiries related to Assessors, please contact the Land Court at:
Email: LanCqueries@judiciary.org.za
Phone: 010 493 5392

For all inquiries related to Mediators, please contact:
Land Court Registrar’s Office
Email: VMaqala@judiciary.org.za
Phone: 010 493 6318/6301/6298

Department of Land Reform and Rural Development
Email: queries@dlrrd.gov.za /info@dlrrd.gov.za
Switchboard: (012) 312 8911

2025 COURT TERMS FOR SUPERIOR COURTS

Constitutional Court, Supreme Court of Appeal and Labour Appeal Court

High Court, Labour Court and Land Court

15 February - 31 March

01 May - 31 May

15 August - 30 September

01 November - 30 November

20 Jan - 30 March

14 April - 22 June

21 July - 21 September

06 October - 07 December

Jurisdiction of the Land Court

Restitution of Land Rights Act 22 of 1994

The Restitution of Land Rights Act 22 of 1994 aims to provide for the restitution of rights in land to persons or communities dispossessed of such rights...
Communal Property Association Act 28 of 1996

The Communal Property Associations Act 28 of 1996 intends to enable communities to form juristic persons, to be known as communal property
Land Reform (Labour Tenants) Act 3 of 1996

The Land Reform (Labour Tenants) Act 3 of 1996 intends to provide for security of tenure for labour-tenants and those persons occupying
Extension of Security of Tenure Act 62 of 1997

The Extension of Security of Tenure Act 62 of 1997 regulates the rights of people residing on land they do not own but with the consent of the landowner...
Land Court Act 6 of 2023

The Land Court Act 6 of 2023 aims to accelerate land reform by providing a specialist Court to address backlogs and issues arising from past discriminatory land practices, primarily...
Expropriation Act 13 of 2024

The Expropriation Act 13 of 2024 aims to provide a framework for the compulsory acquisition of property, to repeal the Expropriation

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The Land Court is a court of law and equity. It was established in terms of section 3 of the Land Court Act 6 of 2023. The Act came into effect on 5 April 2024 and abolishes and replaces the Land Claims Court which was established in 1996 by section 22 of the Restitution of Land Rights Act 22 of 1994.